K. Morris's Blog, page 653
August 30, 2016
Of Tap Dancers and Mail Clients
I was bitterly disappointed yesterday (Monday 29 August) not to meet the gentleman (or lady for I know not their gender) who entertained me with such gusto. I think they are a professional tap dancer as the loud noise reverberating throughout my flat demonstrated considerable skill in the art of tap dancing. As a poet/author, I’m always keen to make the acquaintence of fellow artists, hence I was bitterly disappointed that my neighbour failed to drop in. However I suspect that if he (or she)...
August 29, 2016
Another great review of my collection of poetry, “Refractions”
I was delighted to receive another great review of my recently released collection of poetry, “Refractions”:
“This is another wonderful collection of poems from this author. I obviously enjoyed some more than others, as is generally the case in collections of any
sort, but all were a delight to read. The inclusion of links to articles, or comments about people or situations, that inspired some of the poems was an
interesting touch too.
Though I enjoyed all of the poems, “Ethereal” and “Train...
A Very Short Biography of Matthew Arnold
Dover Beach is one of my favourite poems and one to which I return regularly.
An interesting introduction to Arnold’s life
Matthew Arnold (1822-88) is best-remembered as a poet, although very few of his poems remain widely known. ‘Dover Beach’ is the most famous of these. But he led a curious life and has left us with some lasting legacies, so in this post we intend to offer a very short biography of Matthew Arnold, taking in the highlights of his life and work.
Matthew...
A review of my book, “Refractions”
I was delighted to receive the below review for my recently released collection of poetry, “Refractions”:“To be able to capture the world with words that allow another to experience the inspiration that created the poem, is a true talent. K. Morris has suchtalent.
His poetry has an artistic quality that keeps you going back for more long after the first read. You would not know that he is blind, as his wordsshow you what he sees, with his heart. His imagination, wisdom, sense of humor and ap...
August 28, 2016
Why I Prefer “Real” Books
Some good arguments in support of physical books over their ebook cousins. As someone who is registered blind and unable to read print, I value electronic books as the text to speech facility on my Kindle enables me to have a book (which I would otherwise be unable to read) read aloud to me. While I can read braille and value the hard copy braille books I own, it takes up much greater amounts of shelf space when compared to it’s hard copy (print) counterpart. In addition only a fraction of th...
My latest collection of poetry, “Refractions” is available to purchase in the Amazon Kindle store
I am pleased to announce that my latest collection of poetry, “Refractions” is available to purchase in the Kindle store. To read a free sample of “Refractions”, or to buy the book, please visit Amazon HERE (for the UK) and HERE (for the US).
The book description for “Refractions reads as follows:
“The poet may redact
The light that through his poem does refract.
But the reader will therein construe
That she believes to be true”.
Light refracts causing confusion as to where it is going in th...
There Was A Young Man Called Bill
There was a young man called Bill
Who took the wrong kind of pill.
He saw a mouse
As big as a house.
It made him extremely ill!
August 27, 2016
One Day
One day all writers go
To a great library
Where all is dark
Books are unused
And silence pervades
“Autumnal” by Ernest Christopher Dowson
Yesterday evening, I sat in my living room leafing through “The New Oxford Book of English Verse”. Pausing at Keats, I read several of his poems, the last one among them being “Autumn”. “Autumn” is one of those poems which refreshes the jaded soul and causes the reader to gasp in wonder at the sheer beauty of the poet’s creation.
Having read Keats, I was minded to reproduce “Autumn” on this site. However “Autumn” is well known and rather than quote a much loved and well known poem, I have cho...
Lightning
Waiting for the lightning to rend
These troubled skies and send
A bolt to tear apart
This artificial heart.
